This article, written by Mr. Eld Carter in South America, was sent back to London by letter, polished and edited, and anonymously published in the short poetry column of the January 1832 issue of "The British" semi-monthly magazine.
Due to the use of a large number of controversial words and phrases, it was met with fierce criticism from "Blackwood's" resident Lake Poets like Wordsworth and Southey as soon as it was published.
Robert Southey bluntly said: "The filthiness of this poem is comparable to the sewage outlet of the Thames River. The publication of this poem for the classical literature community of Britain is akin to a terrorist attack. This is not only a defilement of the entire British literary world but also a blasphemy against traditional Christian morals and values. The poet who wrote this poem is immoral, blasphemous, a poet of the degenerate era, and his purpose in writing this poem is to lead everyone to Hell."
